ReFocus: The Films of Kelly Reichardt

Over Her Six-film Career, Including Works Like Old Joy, Meek's Cutoff And Certain Women, The Independent Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt Has Established A Highly Individual Perspective On Questions Of Gender, Feminism, Socioeconomics And Sexual Orientation, Set Within An Aesthetic Framework That Is Guided By The Low-budget Techniques Of 'slow Cinema', Minimalism And Neorealism. In This Close Reading Of Her Films And Production Methods, E. Dawn Hall Defines Reichardt's Auteur Characteristics, Arguing That She Offers A Contemporary And Sustainable Model For Independent Filmmakers In America.